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SoftBank pledges €75bn to build Europe’s biggest AI facility in France

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Financial Times · 05/30/2026 14:39 EDT

Masayoshi Son places France at the centre of his global AI ambitions Read more ›

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Why the IPO of bike-sharing app Lime is no lemon

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Financial Times 1 place · 05/16/2026 00:00 EDT

At a mooted $2bn enterprise value, Uber-backed company would trade at 28 times last year’s operating profit Read more ›

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Directors’ Deals: Softcat finance chief buys in ahead of AI boost 

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Financial Times 2 place · 05/15/2026 13:00 EDT

Profit rises amid increased demand for cyber security products Read more ›

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Are we thinking about AI and productivity all wrong?

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Financial Times 3 place · 05/15/2026 10:08 EDT

Self-reported estimates about how quickly work can be completed are not the most meaningful metric Read more ›

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Chasing Utopia — former Google exec warns against AI in measured documentary

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Financial Times · 05/15/2026 04:37 EDT

Software engineer Mo Gawdat takes a hopeful rather than apocalyptic view of a tech-enhanced future Read more ›

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Japanese flash memory maker’s profits surge on AI frenzy

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Financial Times · 05/15/2026 04:17 EDT

Toshiba spinout Kioxia plans to list American depositary shares to widen US investor pool Read more ›

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Big Tech groups launch global borrowing spree to fund AI expansion

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Financial Times · 05/15/2026 00:00 EDT

US tech giants including Alphabet and Amazon are tapping foreign debt market at an unprecedented rate Read more ›

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SpaceX IPO set to lock in Musk’s control with Mars-linked pay deal

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Financial Times · 05/15/2026 00:00 EDT

Investors expected to accept $1.75tn valuation, weak shareholder rights and billionaire’s sci-fi business vision Read more ›

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Anthropic agrees terms of $30bn funding deal at $900bn valuation

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Financial Times · 05/14/2026 20:23 EDT

AI lab has tapped Dragoneer, Greenoaks, Sequoia Capital and Altimeter Capital to lead new round Read more ›

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The growth of ‘build-your-own’ legal AI tools

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Financial Times · 05/14/2026 20:00 EDT

Law firms are developing their own systems, sometimes with an eye to selling them to clients Read more ›

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Musk tried to ‘tie OpenAI in knots’ with baseless lawsuit, start-up’s lawyer says

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Financial Times · 05/14/2026 17:07 EDT

Closing arguments presented in legal battle that could upend AI lab’s plan for an IPO this year Read more ›

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AI chipmaker jumps to almost $70bn valuation in IPO

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Financial Times · 05/14/2026 16:34 EDT

Jump in share price of Cerebras underscores strong demand for shares in companies linked to AI boom Read more ›

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OpenAI considering legal action against Apple over iPhone AI deal

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Financial Times · 05/14/2026 14:44 EDT

ChatGPT maker believes tech giant has failed to invest sufficiently in their partnership Read more ›

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Is an AI spending plateau on the horizon?

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Financial Times · 05/14/2026 07:00 EDT

Also in today’s newsletter: carbon capture shows promise in decarbonising data centres Read more ›

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Carmakers fear production hit after EU sanctions on Chinese chipmaker

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Financial Times · 05/14/2026 06:00 EDT

Companies ‘scrambling for information’ after ban on trading with key supplier Read more ›

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War disruption grows and data centres go to space

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Financial Times · 05/14/2026 04:17 EDT

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times Read more ›

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Tech groups score win on clean energy rules for gas-powered data centres

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Financial Times · 05/14/2026 00:00 EDT

Corporate climate watchdog drops stricter proposal on net zero claims after heavy lobbying Read more ›

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Cerebras boosts IPO price to raise $5.5bn

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Financial Times · 05/13/2026 19:10 EDT

Chipmaker valued at $40bn in sign of high demand for AI stocks Read more ›

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How the dream of a non-profit OpenAI died

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Financial Times · 05/13/2026 07:00 EDT

What’s really behind the Musk-Altman legal battle? Read more ›

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GameStop makes big bet that governance doesn’t matter

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Financial Times · 05/13/2026 05:23 EDT

With his offer rebuffed by eBay, the ball is now in GameStop boss Ryan Cohen’s court Read more ›

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BYD says ‘flash-charging’ will help its EVs take market share from petrol models

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Financial Times · 05/13/2026 05:01 EDT

Chinese group’s technology allows electric vehicles to be charged in as little as five minutes Read more ›

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